Watch holding and attaching device.



S. G. LEWIS. WATCH HOLDING AND ATTACHING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21,1915.

1 1 76,840. Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

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SENECA G. LEWIS, OF GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

WATCH HOLDING AND ATTACHING DEVICE.

Application filed September 21,1915. Serial No. 51,793.

To all whom it may concern:

ments in \Vatch Holding and Attaching Devices, of which improvements the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved combined watch holding and attaching device whereby a watch may be securely, although removably, engaged and in turn removably attached to a carr1er 1n such manner as to be free from the pre udicial effect of the vibration or other movements of the carrier.

A further and more specific object of my invention is to provide an article of the character described which may be readily attached to the end of an automobile steering rod.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, which forms part of my specification, I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention.

Figure 1 p is a perspective view of the watch holding and attaching device applied to an automobile steering rod; Fig. 2 a face view, to enlarged scale, of the device; and Fig. 3 a sectional view taken on the line III-III, Fig. 2.

The watch holder in its preferred form, as illustrated particularly in Fig. 3, comprises a medial Web 1, having on one side thereof a watch receiving cup 2 provided with an overhanging peripheral flange 3 adapted to retain a watch 4.. As will be seen, the wall of the cup 2 is provided with a hole 5 to receive the stem of the watch.

On the other side of the web 1 there is taching device comprising in combination a rigid attaching member and a resilient watch holder of the general character de- Specification of Letters Patent.

scribed above. This feature of my invention, although not limited to any specific purpose, finds particular adaptability to the steering rod of an automobile. In a number of makes of ,machines the rod terminates with a nut. By making the rigid attaching member in the form of a cap nut 7 (Fig. 3), provided with a laterally extending flange 9, the regular nut of the steering rod may be replaced by the cap nut, thus affordmg a ready and neatly appearing attachment of the watch holder to the rod, as seen in Fig. 1. It will be observed of this construction that the elastic watch retainer may nut and elastic watch holder may therefore be provided as an article of manufacture to be applied to the steering rod, and when applied and the nut. tightened, the elastic holder may be turned upon the nut to bring the face of the watch in the desired position.

The convenience of. having a watch permanently mounted on an automobile part where it is in plain view of the driver has heretofore been greatly diminished, first, because of the fact that jolts, jars and vibrations tend to injure the Watch and make it unreliable and useless as an accurate time keeper. This difficulty is overcome in my present invention by the elasticity of the watch holder. Secondly, stray electric currents flowing through the metal parts of an automobile have disturbed the accuracy of a watch attached to such parts by a metallic support. By making my improved watch holder of rubber, the watch may be completely insulated from such currents.

I claim as my invention:

1. A watch holding and attaching device consisting of a disk-shaped body of elastic material, such disk-shaped body being provided on one side with aninturned annular flange forming a watch-receiving cup, and being provided on its opposite side with a second annular flange forming a supportengaging cup.-

2. A watch holding and attaching device formed of one continuous body of rubber and consisting of a disk-shaped body provided on its opposite faces with extendin annular flanges, such flanges forming witl i the body from which they extend a watch pocket on one side and a support-engaging cup on the other.

3. watch holding and attaching device comprlsmg in combination, a supporting 1 be rotated with relation to the nut 7. The

body having a laterally-extending flange at its outer end; and a Watch holder formed of elastic material and consisting of a medial web, a Watch-receiving and retaining cup on one side of said Web, and a second cupon the other side of the Web provided with an overhanging flange engaging the flange of said supporting body.

4. A watch holding and attaching device comprising in combination, a cap nut having a laterally-extending flange at its outer end; and a watch holder formed of elastic material and consisting of a medial Web, a

Watch-receiving and retaining cup on one side of said web, and a second cup on the other side of the Web provided with an overhanging flange engaging theflange of said nut.

5. A watch holding and attaching device comprising in combination a supporting 20 body having a laterally extending flange at its outer end, and a Watch holder provided with an elastic walled cup making constrictive engagement upon said flanged body and rotatable thereon.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

SENECA G. LEWIS.

lVitnesses:

A. H.- PRICE, R. G. BAUM. 

